A group of Georgia middle school students decided they had enough of the school dress code and would violate it together in an act of civil disobedience. The school, Cowan Road Middle, found out about the plan and suspended the students for…terrorism.

What?

According to WSB-TV (emphasis added):

“To me it was just a bunch of 13-year-olds acting crazy,” said Christopher Cagle, the father of a suspended honor roll student.

Cagle said the principal called the students’ actions terroristic threats. He said the principal was too swift and severe with the punishment.”

Violating the school dress code is indeed a violation of school policy, but to elevate it to a level where one could be indefinitely detained, without charge or trial, is going way too far. Just in case, we contacted the school to see what they had to say about the incident, asking if they truly considered this on the level of a bomb threat, and they doubled down.

The principal refused to speak to the issue, but instead forwarded it to their PR manager, who responded to us. Though the school claims threats were made, they provide no examples or proof to back up their claims…and they still want to consider this terrorism.

Luckily, they are only punishing the students by having them write long essays on why civil disobedience is a crime.

Remember parents, next time your child considers violating the school’s dress code, especially if they do it in groups, with one girl being punished for saying as much as “I’m In”, they are a terrorist.

Dan Johnson is the Founder and National Director of People Against the NDAA

81 Comments

TheRuleOfLaw
on July 5, 2014 at 5:20 pm

They want good little sheep, who will do what’s told of them without question.

Krystal Nicole Pyke
on July 5, 2014 at 5:20 pm

I don’t think they know what they can do to those kids by simply claiming they are terrorists. Else they wouldn’t have done it…. right? One would hope. Frickin idiots.

Susan M Khaury
on July 5, 2014 at 5:38 pm

It is time to recognize that the government is using the supposed threat of terrorism as an excuse to control every aspect of our lives, and to retaliate against any infraction, however small, with disproportionate force. I just wonder how the government is brainwashing the leaders of every branch of government, even school principals, with this mania for control and intimidation? Are they being threatened themselves, or are they being taught to fear or hate anyone who doesn’t toe the line?

oxi
on July 6, 2014 at 6:42 am

Because parents scream better safe than sorry, or it’s about child safety and other Nazi obedient statements is the problem today!

AuntieDawna
on July 8, 2014 at 3:55 am

Aloha, We are not talking about the entire government…just the corporate owned repubs/control freaks…I also wonder why so many so-called conservatives have gone feral…

Joya Beebe
on July 5, 2014 at 5:44 pm

I wrote the principal with the following. I should perhaps have added that she belittles the very real problem of terrorism by her actions. But I kept it to the free speech/civil disobedience angle:

The following is what I shared with my Facebook friends along with the article. I decided I should share it with you as well. By the way, I would encourage my child to write an essay that only included complete sentences, while I chose to use some fragments in the following informal communication with my friends.

***

“If this were MY middleschooler, called a terrorist and suspended and forced to write an essay on why civil disobedience is a crime, I would use it as a teaching moment on the great history of civil disobedience, and help him (her) write an essay – if he (she) agreed, which I suspect would be the case – that would completely subvert the assignment.

“I would encourage them to write an essay that yes, addresses the assigned topic: why civil disobedience is considered a crime by those who make the laws/rules. But that reason, with examples from history including King and Gandhi, would be the powerful’s fear of losing power.

“I would discuss, and encourage the child to incorporate, the history and variation in dress codes and other cultural proscriptions, including how there can be parts of the world in which a woman can show only one eye in public, and other parts of the world where near-complete nudity is the norm.

“I would teach them about the theory of moral development stages, and how the willingness to break unjust laws is actually the highest stage.

“And I would encourage the child to make the overall point of the essay be, why it may sometimes be the greatest moral good, even imperative, to break laws/rules.

“Normally, I would tell my children that something so minor as a dress code at a middle school is the sort of rule one should simply follow to get along in society. I would say, we need to have rules, and we won’t all always agree with them, so we can try to change them, but in the mean time we need to follow them, unless they deeply violate our beliefs.

“I have told my children that one should only break rules if one believes so strongly that one is willing to take the punishment.

“And so I would make them take the punishment of writing the essay, were it my children. But I would encourage them to subvert it for the larger good.

“Because this punishment shows that there IS a larger good, even a moral imperative, to breaking a middle school dress code.

“In this case, the punishment provides an ironic and valuable lesson as to why we SHOULD sometimes break rules, stand up to authority, and say, “No, although we may have to follow your rules or be punished, we will still stand up for our beliefs despite your punishments.”

“To force the children to write an essay saying why they were wrong – even if they don’t think they WERE wrong – and to say why civil disobedience is a crime – even if they don’t think it is wrong – is in my opinion the far bigger crime.

“I would tell them about Big Brother, and thoughtcrime, and the 1st Amendment and free speech, and encourage them NEVER to let anyone dictate their thoughts or speech.

“Including me. I would tell them that they were free to simply do the punishment as assigned. But that if they chose to stand up, I would support them all the way.

“And whether they did the punishment as assigned or not, I would most definitely add my own version. And probably send it to whomever/publish it wherever I could.”

***

I sincerely hope that some of the students forced to write this essay do just this. Also, I sincerely hope that you think about your punishment, and see the irony in it.

Sincerely,

Joya Beebe
Housewife and mother of two boys ages 10 and 8

bob
on July 5, 2014 at 8:12 pm

aptly put

joey scharbrough
on July 6, 2014 at 6:13 am

Amazing response to this would be tyrant “educator”….. Love it!

Thomas E Burlew
on July 24, 2014 at 12:39 pm

God Bless you Joya. I believe you are teaching your children the right values and a deep love for our wonderful country. I was a little harsher than you, but then, even my grandchildren are out of the public school system.
Thanks for being such a good mom to your children.

Bore Venal Charlatan
on July 5, 2014 at 5:52 pm

Imagine history books in the future if the police state wins: “The Great Pop-tart Massacre” and the “Pajama Pants Partisan uprising”

ジュース パメラ
on July 5, 2014 at 6:09 pm

She needs to lose her fucking job for throwing around that “terrorist” word.. smh.

I don’t feel terrorized by children wearing the wrong clothes to school

Thomas E Burlew
on July 24, 2014 at 12:46 pm

‘;I’m with you on this one, I sometime substitute teach and notice that not all students follow the dress code to the letter, but in our northern school systems, this is not an issue. Then again, I live in a Republican state where children are taught the REAL Constitution, Bill of Rights and American History, and not the REVISED modern Common Core that REMOVED ALL the important information on America and ADDED Marxist ideology into the curriculum.

Taylor Wilson
on July 5, 2014 at 6:17 pm

Civil disobedience is our duty as Americans. The criminal is the principal and those who conspired with him to violates the rights of the students to protest.

Shane Kennedy
on July 5, 2014 at 6:20 pm

Civil disobedience is not a crime under the constitution & its your right to rebel against oppression in any form!!

Keith Davis
on July 5, 2014 at 10:46 pm

Actually civil disobedience is a crime were one break the law in a peaceful way to show that it should be changed but I do agree with these children and think that the two should remove the principal for over reaching and call in them terrorist which is a disgusting term to label them with.

Shane Kennedy
on July 6, 2014 at 1:59 am

I know what civil disobedience is. I have actually done it. I was just making a statement dude. If you live by constitutional law & the bill of rights then its not a crime.if you live by the unconstitutional govnt laws then I guess it is. I’m just trying to get people too see beyond the oppression & know their true rights.

oxi
on July 6, 2014 at 6:41 am

When Tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty! Laws can be the crimes themselves!

Ray186
on July 5, 2014 at 6:53 pm

Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.

– Henry David Thoreau

James
on July 5, 2014 at 7:11 pm

THE RULES ARE MEANT TO PUSH COST TO THE LIMIT WHERE SHUTTING DOWN THE SCHOOLS IS A CHOICE — CHURCHES ARE WAITING TO TAKE OVER EDUCATION AT PUBLIC EXPENSE — GOP AGENDA DESTROY EDUCATION

WitchWay
on July 5, 2014 at 7:23 pm

Are YOU positive that is a GOP agenda? It is the Democrats that are pushing the Common Core programs that are rife with inaccuracies, generalizations and half truths in all areas of study.

People Against NDAA
on July 5, 2014 at 7:28 pm

Divide and conquer is the strategy of those we oppose, there is no need for that here. If we can’t band together for our rights, we won’t band together on anything, so please, to both of you, let’s keep on topic.

Division only works in the politico’s favor.

TexasTemplar
on July 5, 2014 at 10:25 pm

The GOP didn’t destroy education. Quite the opposite: EVERY totally wacko, looney-tunes professor I ever knew was a screaming half-brained Liberal. The Progressives (Communists) have infested our education system from K- ALL the universities with their leftist sickness and perversions. Democrats have destroyed American education as a step to the total destruction of America. That’s Obama’s job.

kerryberger
on July 5, 2014 at 7:19 pm

If I am not mistaken, isn’t civil disobedience protected speech both by the 1st and 4th Amendments to our Constitution. Turning civil disobedience into an act of terrorism is outrageous and demonstrates a lack of knowledge on the part of the school principal on the meaning of the Constitution. Furthermore, to suggest that disobedience is a crime and to have to right a essay on it is abusive and unacceptable.

Tom Baxter
on July 5, 2014 at 9:59 pm

CD is not protected speech. When I committed civil disobedience, I did it in full knowledge of the criminal penalties involved and knowingly and willing risked imprisonment. .Hopefully these folks have contacted the ACLU, the NLG and CCR, lawyered up and threaten to file suit.

MiykaEl_TX
on July 5, 2014 at 7:33 pm

Terrorism and Racist(ism). The two most misused words by the leftist today.

AuntieDawna
on July 8, 2014 at 4:00 am

Aloha, The principle was not a leftist…Pay attention…

Susan M Khaury
on July 8, 2014 at 11:43 am

Perhaps it is better to say that terrorism and racism are the most misused words in the world today. The present conflict is not really about Democrat vs. Republican. Obama is certainly not a typical Democrat, nor does he represent the beliefs of Americans as a whole. He apparently is backed by globalist elites who want to bring down the United States in order to bring in a world government, just as the Bible predicts, and if so, the world dictatorship that will result will be one of unprecedented evil. I believe that we are witnessing a showdown between God and Satan, and God of course will win in the end, but unfortunately it will be a very bumpy ride, and many will perish. For each of us this should be a time of self reflection, repentance, and prayer. The most important thing for us is to be right with God, and be prepared to meet our Maker, as many of us will be doing before this is over.

Susan M Khaury
on July 8, 2014 at 11:35 am

Amen!

Donnie Swan
on July 5, 2014 at 7:38 pm

Fuck the school, the gov and all the other assholes, people are tired of this fucking commie Islamic bullshit!! War is coming and very soon!

Daniel Stuart Hoffman
on July 5, 2014 at 7:38 pm

I think school administrators such as these are the ones who deserve an extended stay in Gitmo.

stevemeikle
on July 5, 2014 at 7:48 pm

if children rebelling against a dress code is terrorism then those suspending them must have been terrorized by this act because, after all terrorism is the use of fear or terror for political ends. But what does that say about school authorities that they were terrorized by children rejecting a petty and mindless dress code?

Of course I am being ironic here. They are not cringing cowards even though the logic screams this, for such would show some measure of good, if misplaced, faith on their part. No. This was a cynical desire to bully and coerce by petty government officials who show that they are in fact fascist. “Fascist,” by the way, is a term of political discourse. It has a precise meaning and it can be fou8nd in any google search

stevemeikle
on July 5, 2014 at 8:06 pm

their lack of logic is further demonstrated by the penalty given. 10 days suspension? For terrorism?
Well, which is it? Terrorism which warrants something far worse than a mere suspension from school? Or not terrorism, just some school prank? Do they want to discredit everythiong they stand for? They want to be the boy (or girl) who cried wolf? Well, cry it often enough and those who used to be the natural allies of the US will not listen when something real happens

Karen Norris
on July 5, 2014 at 8:26 pm

Teaching them to sit down and shut up no matter how dispecible the government becomes!?!

TexasTemplar
on July 5, 2014 at 10:22 pm

fascism

stevemeikle
on July 5, 2014 at 8:26 pm

Though not an American i took the opportunity of writing the principal via the email address offered. Here it is:

News of your folly in suspending
school children as terrorists for disobeying a dress code has reached my
country, New Zealand, due to the internet.

I would have thought that as a School
Principal you knew something of the nature and meaning of language, and knew
that over use of certain terms, such as “terrorist” can degrade the meaning of
them. The story of the boy, or in this instance the girl, who cried wolf, is a
case in point.

It can only show that the American
education system is as worthless as Noam Chomsky has pointed out, namely that
it is a global laughing stock.

Or it shows that you really were
terrorized by children rebelling against something so petty as a dress code,
which makes you a groveling coward. After all terrorism is the use of fear for
political ends. For such as children like this to be terrorists either you must
have been afraid or they must have been intending to make you afraid.
But if you know the meaning of language as a
school principal you know this already.

.

Or it shows the lengths to which
petty officials like yourself will go to assert petty authority in order to
control and coerce: rank cynicism. It is an example as to why the American
system has degraded into lawlessness.

Either way, you and the authorities
you represent do not come out of this looking anything remotely civilized, but
thank God some Americans still have the remotest understanding of your
Constitution and are no doubt bombarding you fiercely via this email address.
More power to them

Congratulations for confirming to me
that petty power corrupts as absolutely as absolute power.

By the way. You have my
pity.

AuntieDawna
on July 8, 2014 at 3:58 am

Aloha New Zealander…That was beautiful!

Kelly Lynn Thompson
on July 5, 2014 at 9:46 pm

They should all copy and paste Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience!

Billy The Kid
on July 5, 2014 at 9:54 pm

Aholes

lokiswife
on July 5, 2014 at 10:01 pm

They have worn out the race card, so now the new catchphrase about anyone who disobeys or stands up to them is now terrorist? The race card is what the liberals used when they were losing the argument or had nothing better to offer. Since Muslims and other mid-eastern people are not labeled terrorists by this administration yet, it becomes a label for kids who rebel against a school dress code or kids who play cowboy and Indians or threaten each other with “finger guns”? Sick, sick, sick…..

I hope the parents tell the students that civil disobedience is not always a crime and is sometimes needed. If these people were in pre-revolutionary America we would still be under British rule.

Mandy Leetch
on July 5, 2014 at 10:22 pm

I wrote the following:

Ms. Holloway,

I am writing you respectfully as a fellow educator, and developmental psychologist. I understand the pressures that you must be facing, and the desire to treat disobedience as a serious infraction.

I also need to explain to you exactly why this is wrong.

I am certain, Ms. Holloway, that you are familiar with Erik Erikson’s developmental stages, and know that the task of the developing teenager is to explore their identity, while (ideally) adults provide a secure and accepting safety net to support this exploration. There’s a name for this developmental exploration, the trying on of different personalities: “moratorium”

How a teen is responded to during moratorium becomes a foundational piece of their early adult identity. A particular style or attitude finds them embraced, and they are positively reinforced, crafting their future goals and personalities.

It is important to experiment, Ms. Holloway, in order to form an authentic understanding of who we are. Am I a leader? A follower? Am I a loner, or a social butterfly? Will I follow in the footsteps of my family, or will I make my own way? Is there a mentor I wish to pattern myself off of? A passion I must pursue?

Sometimes, it is necessary for experimentation in identity exploration to break the rules. This is important too, as is how the developing individual is responded to in that moment.

Make no mistake, Ms. Holloway, I am not advocating that a child may break the rules without recourse. Experiencing the consequences of our actions is an important part of growing up, too.

You and your team are the people most qualified to determine if the students need to be disciplined for their behavior. I do not know your school and I do not know level of violence and bullying children experience in you halls; I could never determine how serious what has happened really is.

I am, however, urging you to consider the ramifications of labeling children “terrorists” on their developing personality, and on their perception of authority, freedom, and terrorism.

To do so hyperbolizes the significance of a minor rebellious act, which will either entrench militaristic antiestablishment tendencies, or will quash their sense of adventure and rebellion.

Rebellion is a necessary part of the human spirit, Ms. Holloway. It is the healthy and normal expression of identity exploration.

I would also urge you to consider the role of rebellion in the formation of these United States, and in the advancement of policy, civil rights, and the freedoms of the individual. Where would we be, if these great men and women had had their revolutionary spirit quashed with claims of terrorism?

Civil disobedience is not a blight, rather the freedom to organize and express dissent is a founding principle of our country.

Please, choose discipline which preserves and supports their formative identities. Not in a way which brands them with the harshest label used in America today. One which, in our anxious and responsive society could impact their future, and limit their privacy and freedom.

Thank you for your time,
Mandy Leetch

Matt Eskes
on July 6, 2014 at 12:28 am

So what you’re really saying, is “you can force them to sit down, and shut up” so long as it conforms to the the social norms and the perception of “acceptable behaviours of community,” more bluntly, you’re endorsing the further advancement of Politically Correct labeling.

You’re not against their punishment, you’re against the label.

Labeling these children as terrorists certainly is ludicrous, deplorable, and disgusting. However, nowhere in your letter to the principal, did I notice any suggestion as to holding any investigation into the root of this matter: exactly what was it in the dress code that provoked these children to practice their right to organize, and protest, in the first place?

The most important thing that needs to be investigated and brought to the public light, is how long had this dress code been in effect, did the district take student and parental concerns into account, how long after the policy went into effect, had the student body been voicing their concerns, and why didn’t the school board hear these concerns.

As far as I’m concerned, the principal of this school should be immediately terminated. No passing go, no get out of jail free cards; fired. Next, the the State Board of Education needs to investigate not only this principle for improprieties, but the school board, as well.

Finally, these students need to have their so-called punishments terminated, be re-admitted to their school, and have this incident completely erased from their Transcripts. Only then, will justice be served.

Mandy Leetch
on July 6, 2014 at 2:25 am

I think it would be very arrogant to assume I know what should be done regarding justice in this case. Should the principal be fired? Should the students organize further protests? Should parents approach the administration? Only those actually involved in the situation are able to answer these questions. The students have the right to organize and protest, the school will have rules and policies regarding threats of violence (which may have been made by some students, although everything seems pretty speculative) maybe the school district is prone to incidents of violence; I don’t know what could lead some one to respond like that. I do know it must be solved on the local level. I can merely offer my advice regarding the importance of civil disobedience and the extremism of labeling a child a terrorist.

ObviousLogic
on July 6, 2014 at 5:49 pm

I think it’s also worth noting that what you describe would accomplish nothing, other than rendering that woman unable to hear even a reasonable argument against her actions. Maybe she’s a competent educator who had a lapse in judgement, in which case maybe she will take what calm and reasonable people have to say to heart. Maybe she isn’t, in which case nothing anyone outside the school district says will have an impact anyway.

AuntieDawna
on July 8, 2014 at 4:12 am

Aloha, I loved your letter…but I fear these people may not read…a lot anyway…

It is chilling to discover how many Americans believe that Civil disobedience, or passive resistance are unpatriotic. Have we forgotten who we are? Have we forgotten that it is our duty to revolt against repression? Some of us have become so indoctrinated that we now believe dissent and subversion of unconstitutional governance, is criminal? That’s terrifying. We have allowed our government to manipulate us into unthinking dutiful henchmen. Are we now mere Boot-lickers who unquestioningly uphold the values of the state, oblivious to and dismissive of civil rights? What the hell? When did we begin our woeful transition from liberty defending patriots to mindless minions of the fascist state?

Z54
on July 6, 2014 at 2:55 am

Well, as soon as this is all cleared up, the parents can grab the principle, tie her to a dunking stool and question her as to how long she has been in league with the devil! Seems only fair!

nunvyabiz
on July 6, 2014 at 3:04 am

The principal is a worthless liar. Starting with civil disobedience being a crime which also happens to contradict the false charge of terrorism.

Inshirah Mahal
on July 6, 2014 at 3:54 am

Copy of my e mail to Ms Holloway

Ms. Hollloway,

You are what is wrong with this country. You need to do a refresher course on The American Revolution and the Constitution of The United States. Civil Disobedience is our right and responsibility as citizens to preserve a free and representative state. We do not want clones and sheep as American citizens. We want, free thinkers and creative individuals who challenge the rule of law to make sure the laws that govern us preserve America as a nation of the people, for the people and by the people. Your policies might have served in Nazi Germany, but hopefully they will not catch on in the United States of America.

Sincerely,

Inshirah Mahal

P.S.
I am not a terrorist

dutchsinse
on July 6, 2014 at 4:53 am

I wrote the following to the school PR director.
“This is notice that I took the liberty of reporting your report of ‘terrorists’ to the Department of Homeland security. Had to use your name and home address , as well as the other school officials who had contact with these ‘unlawful combatants’. According to the NDAA, signed into law 2014, you may be engaging in correspondence with persons who may be engaging in ‘terroristic activity’, which is not to be taken lightly.

Your claims of ‘threats’ are not taken lightly , in light of recent overseas events with ISIS, mass murders using biological, nuclear, explosives, and illegal firearms.

We cannot take the chance, you must report any terrorist threats immediately. Which I have now done for you via the anonymous DHS reporting service.

DHS may pay you all a visit to investigate your affiliation with known groups, or splinter faction cells waiting in schools to activate.”

Brian Tucker
on July 7, 2014 at 5:41 pm

Excellent! I salute you.

oxi
on July 6, 2014 at 6:40 am

The Nazi’s have arrived!

oxi
on July 6, 2014 at 6:44 am

When will you locals REMOVE this Nazi commander? Remove this individual from power and send the message!

Eric Nathaniel Robinson
on July 6, 2014 at 7:17 am

I guess Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks are now terrorists by popular definition because, after all, civil disobedience is a crime. However, the school is not to blame. You and I are. If you have ever misappropriated the term terrorist and applied it to a group that you simply didn’t like, or given the media or your representatives a pass for using it to demonize your political opponents, then you are part of the problem.

teapartyguardian
on July 6, 2014 at 8:26 am

Join us next week when, denying “climate disruption” is equated to civil disobedience and thus TERRORISM…

TomKi
on July 6, 2014 at 10:09 am

She should resign.

Allan Luft
on July 6, 2014 at 11:06 am

My letter. Probably all letters go to her spam box…lol. But I gave it a shot.

Dear Rachelle,

I don’t believe you fully understand the impact of the actions being levied
upon your students.

In this country, we have certain rights and liberties. One is freedom of
speech and also freedom of expression.

Had it not been for civil disobedience, the Vietnam war may have played out
for many more years. Had it not been for civil disobedience, blacks may well
still be riding in the backs of busses. This is just two examples where it
became necessary to act out in such a manner when injustices have plagued
mankind. Is Martin Luther King a “terrorist” or a hero? Was the Boston Tea Party
an act of terrorism or civil disobedience in it’s context of the colonists being
tired of the tyrannical British rule? Was the final outcome one that we can
agree with?

You have students simply demonstrating what they feel is an unjust code. I
have no knowledge of why you have a dress code or what it comprises, but it
obviously disturbs your students and should be addressed appropriately, not with
a label of terrorists and punished through suspension. And to add to that,
making them write an essay on why civil disobedience is illegal.

Civil disobedience is a tool “We the people” have to employ when our pleas
for justice go unanswered. It became illegal so the government and institutions
can censor us and make us obedient to their will.

As you justify your dress code, they have an argument in opposition to it
which obviously goes unanswered to their satisfaction. When freedom of speech
and expression are banned by codes, it is their right to address the issue by
whatever means they have necessary if nothing else seems to gain your attention.
I see no age limitations in the Constitution for freedom of speech.

Telling kids, who’s minds are developing, they have no choices in life,
that they must conform to a system they do not believe in, is nothing more than
censorship and oppression.

Let me just add one extreme point to illustrate the dress code nonsense.
People with red hair should be forced to dye their hair a “normal” color so as
not to be a distraction to others. Or better yet, force all children to dye
their hair brown so the blond jokes will go away. It is easy to make false
justifications for an unjust decision.

It takes a lot greater person to correct a mistake in spite of the ones
that insist on keeping an unjust law or rule on the books.

Young minds need nurturing. Carpe Articulum! Teach them the true meaning of
civil disobedience. And while you are at it, explain to them if the dress code
is so important that it will destroy their education without it, why it is
necessary in a way they will grasp the code and embrace it, as obviously you and
your fellow administrators are convinced they cannot learn without it.

mydogsays
on July 6, 2014 at 11:46 am

We should send this ignorant control freak school principal a copy of Howard Zinn’s book “The People’s History of the United States”. A fantastic compilation of how civil disobedience led to a stronger freer country!

BettyWhite0321
on July 6, 2014 at 2:29 pm

Just label everyone that you disagree with in any little way a terrorist.The same way the National Socialists did it in Germany!

captainsuperawesometroll
on July 6, 2014 at 3:58 pm

Kick her in the ovaries.

Damien Reider
on July 6, 2014 at 4:09 pm

i sent her a letter. it reads:

By labeling our students “terrorists” you are engaging in an
obvious and despicable act of Orwellian double talk. You, Principal
Holloway, are the real terrorist, and your crimes against children will
be judged by your peers, the citizens of this great country, in the
court of public opinion. You are a fear monger, a threat to individual
liberty, and a brainwashed member of an outdated and out-modeled ideology.

I just have one piece of advice for you; when you have officially
criminalized civil disobedience, you force otherwise law abiding
citizens to perform acts of disobedience without the civility. And no
amount of police protection or aid from the federal government will be
able to help you at that point; 350 million people cannot be imprisoned
and you have effectively positioned yourself against them and their
great numbers. Consider your actions with a little more care next time,
and stop terrorizing our children.

Corey Gray
on July 6, 2014 at 5:36 pm

“civil disobedience is a crime”…Damnit, I’m a staunch conservative…like the Tea party is too left for me, in most ways, yet I’ll stand and fight for ANYONE’S right to engage in civil disobedience…it was the FOUNDATION of the country!

Boston Tea Party? Refusal of the Tax Act? Refusal to turn in weapons when ordered? Refusal to bend to martial law under the Brits? These were the acts that lead to our founding, and the people who got involved with them, and DID the fighting for freedom, and WROTE the national charter (the Constitution) went WAY out of their way to ensure that the flat out right to engage in such behavior was protected far beyond the level at which any person or group of people are.

Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.

Peter Belanger
on July 7, 2014 at 4:26 am

One of the most disturbing aspects of this is that it is for talking about doing an act of civil disobedience, a conversation that occurred off school property. They never even had a chance to go through with it.

These kids we’re suspended, and officially called “terrorists” for expressing a desire to disobey the rules!

How F’d up is that?!!!

Ron King
on July 7, 2014 at 9:26 am

Breaking a dress code does not fit the definition of terrorism. The Principal is an idiot for not knowing the difference between peaceful activism and terrorism and should be fired for not being qualified as an educator or administrator.

Mark Malone
on July 7, 2014 at 3:14 pm

“Luckily, they are only punishing the students by having them write long essays on why civil disobedience is a crime.”

It’s not a crime. It’s considered “free speech” and protected by the constitution.

If I were one of those students I would not write that essay, but I would write about the bill of rights and how civil disobedience is how this country was founded. Anyone remember a bunch of people throwing tea into the water?

Khan
on July 8, 2014 at 1:08 am

Your planet is doomed.

David Connor
on July 8, 2014 at 9:24 am

Yet again they think that the whole population cannot comprehend the level of complexity of this situation. Its a direct attack on liberty. They’re aren’t secretive no more. Get the kids out of these schools. They’re not getting an education. Its an indoctrination center so that the kids lose their freedom and become submissive drones. Get them out of there it’s going to get ugly!

David Connor
on July 8, 2014 at 9:26 am

“Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state becomes lawless and corrupt” – Ghandi.

David Connor
on July 8, 2014 at 9:28 am

NDAA is treasonous and it was passed when no one was looking i.e. new years eve. Stop obeying the corrupt system or you’ll get what you deserve, it won’t benefit you in any way. Forget the president he’s just a puppet, he’s just another mindless actor for the globalists and just like the other predecessors since 1963. We the people need to take back our countries, our governments are the real threat. People need to suck up and see beyond the loose politically correct logic and expose them for what they really are. ANTI-HUMAN. I don’t care what race Barack Obama is, I think he is a low-life human being, he’s just like the predecessors like Clinton and Ragen. I have the right to judge him in that way, as Martin Luther King said “Not to judge a man by the color of his skin, but by the content of his character”.

DeanHiMi
on July 8, 2014 at 1:55 pm

My email message to Rachelle Holloway (rachelle.holloway@gscs.org was returned as “no such email address.” Anyone have a different email address?

Oisin Kabla
on July 10, 2014 at 3:18 pm

Ha, they should write about rosa.

nimbii
on July 12, 2014 at 9:01 pm

Keep in mind that the average SAT score of the average American teacher is below the national average.
The average administrator did so to get out of the classroom
Is it any wonder we have administrators educated beyond their intellect and inept at thinking with their advanced degrees?

Thomas E Burlew
on July 24, 2014 at 12:30 pm

I wrote the Principal with this message:

Principal,

When did the United States of America with our Rights and
Freedoms including the First Amendment to OUR Constitution ever consider these
actions acts of terror? Last time I looked, the United States is NOT a
Communist Country, so STOP acting like a Fascist ruler in your school. YOU and
NOT the Students are the Terrorist Criminal by VIOLATING the Constitution of
The Unites States of America.

I think it is high time that you go back to school yourself
and LEARN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT and OUR CONSTITUTION! If I were on your
school board, I would FIRE YOU on the Spot.

Your actions show me that you are an Ignorant Democratic
Obama Puppet with NO REGARD for American Law, Freedoms, Rights, Privileges, or
OUR Constitution and Bill of Rights. We don’t need more American Hating
Communists like you in OUR Country.

Sincerely,

Reverend Thomas E. Burlew, Minister in Charge, and Proud US Army Vietnam
Veteran and Patriot!